In Pa., prison-policy trend moves toward fewer inmates, more treatment - Philadelphia Inquirer

In Pa., prison-policy trend moves toward fewer inmates, more treatment Philadelphia Inquirer For decades, Pennsylvania has taken a strict lock-them-up approach to crime and punishment: Put offenders behind bars for as long as possible, and keep building more prisons to hold them. The result is a state prison population of 51757 - up 40 percent ... Sentencing discretionPittsburgh Post Gazette Give judges more sentencing discretionYork Daily Record all 4 news articles »